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PhD opportunities as part of a collaborative research initiative on the Archean Yilgarn Craton of Western Australia. Such initiative offers a novel, multi-disciplinary approach to investigate gold mineralising systems across the Eastern Goldfields Superterrane using a scale-integrated, multi-disciplinary, source-to-sink approach. The generation of pre-competitive data and concepts during this collaborative research project aims at supporting exploration strategies. 

3 PhD positions available

Rationale: one of the key challenges faced by explorers in mature gold camps across the Yilgarn Craton lies in deciphering the mineralisation footprints (e.g. structural, stratigraphic, geochemical, mineralogical) and vectors towards (higher-grade) gold mineralisation(s). By integrating such critical knowledge into exploration strategies, mining operations and exploration teams could target concealed lodes within the mine and extend their search to brownfield sites in a more efficient and predictive way.

Objectives: (i) Build a robust structural framework for selected deposits, (ii) Unravel the relative and absolute timing of hydrothermal alteration / mineralisation / metamorphic event(s), (iii) provide new insights into footprints (e.g. stratigraphic, structural, geochemical, mineralogical) and vectors towards gold mineralisation(s)

Dr. Quentin Masurel

quentin.masurel@uwa.edu.au 

Prof. Nicolas Thébaud 

nicolas.thebaud@uwa.edu.au

MSc. degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline of geoscience

Ability to facilitate and undertake geological fieldwork

Experience in applied structural geology
Some experience in geochemical data analysis and/or petrography

Demonstrated communication, teamwork and leadership skills

This is a full-time PhD position (3.5 years)

For eligible candidates, the project is financially supported by a full PhD stipend (living allowance) 

Students who apply for and receive a UWA domestic/international RTP scholarship will be eligible for a scholarship top-up of $10,000 per annum

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is a program of independent, supervised research that is assessed solely on the basis of a thesis, sometimes including a creative work component, that is examined externally. The work presented for a PhD must be a substantial and original contribution to scholarship, demonstrating mastery of the subject of interest as well as an advance in that field of knowledge. 

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